Monthly Events:
The WTM or Wellness Through Mindfulness is a community dedicated to offering free teachings on Mindfulness and related topics. It's our goal to give you events that provide learning and experiences that allow you to continue to deepen your mindfulness practice. Events will include a talk, guided meditation, and time for questions and discussion. These events are suitable for all levels of practice. A few key points when registering:
- Events are scheduled on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 7 - 8:30 pm.
- These are free events.
- They are offered as In Person meetings.
- Join us for the In Person meeting at the Shaganappi Community Association Hall (2516 14 Ave SW, Calgary AB T3C 3V2)
- Join us for Tea at the In Person meetings at 6:30 - 7pm for a chat and to create community.
Please bring Indoor shoes for the meeting - For environmental reasons if you can please bring your own tea cup.
- If you would like to volunteer to help set up the hall please come at 6:15pm
- If you have any outstanding Library Books please bring them back to the In Person meeting
- After you register for the event, you will be sent a confirmation email with registration details on how to connect and participate in person.
- If you are unable to attend the live event, know that you can always view the talk on our website one week after the original date.
DONATIONS
At WTM all the events are offered free. The speakers and organizers are not paid. However we do have costs to keep these events happening. If you feel that they have been of benefit to you a donation would be greatly appreciated.
A minimum donation of $10-20 makes a big difference to us. Or whatever you feel you can afford or want to offer. Click here to learn more about a donation.
EDUCATIONAL FORUMS
These sessions are provided strictly with the intention to provide education. It is not a forum intended to deal with specific personal issues one might have. Wellness Through Mindfulness and the participating speakers' content and presentations are not to be used as a substitute for counselling, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, mental health care, substance abuse treatment, or other professional advice by legal, medical, or other qualified professionals. It is the participant's exclusive responsibility to seek such independent professional guidance as needed.
Schedule of Events:
Click Here to Register Now
DONATIONS
We do have costs related to running of the WTM such as tech support, rental of the hall, Zoom and Meetup licenses. There is no payment given to the speakers or organizers of the WTM.
Donations keep us going and your support is needed.
A donation is suggested for coming to the event. Recommended donation is $10-20 or whatever you feel you can afford or want to donate.
Donations can be made here on the website or by cash at the meeting.
From Psychology to Spirit: How Internal Family Systems Supports Mindfulness
October 15, 2026 - 7:00 - 8:30pm
led by
Michael McKernan
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, CSAT
For those of us curious and perhaps a little desperate to answer the call for life beyond our narrow, our self referential worlds, mindfulness is a promising path. Not an easy path... Internal Family Systems is a type of psychotherapy, founded by Richard Schwartz. I have found it to be an accessible and practical way of allowing our struggles to be door ways into spiritual growth through mindfulness. I will provide a basic description of IFS and how it supports the practice of mindfulness. I will draw upon my experience as a psychotherapist and the practice of mindfulness as I have encountered it in diverse spiritual traditions.
In Person at the Shaganappi Community Association Hall (2516 14 Ave SW, Calgary)
Join us for tea at the hall at 6:30pm
Click Here to Register Now
DONATIONS
We do have costs related to running of the WTM such as tech support, rental of the hall, Zoom and Meetup licenses. There is no payment given to the speakers or organizers of the WTM.
Donations keep us going and your support is needed.
A donation is suggested for coming to the event. Recommended donation is $10-20 or whatever you feel you can afford or want to donate.
Donations can be made here on the website or by cash at the meeting.
The Second Arrow
November 5, 2026 - 7:00 - 8:30pm
led by
Ward Flemons
MD, FRCPC
There can be many times in our lives that we experience something that is unwanted, unpleasant or worse - it can be physically and/or emotionally painful. Nobody gets through life without many of these experiences - these can be referred to as the 'first arrow'. But the far more devastating arrow is the second one - which is the way we react to the first . Mindfulness provides a tool set for seeing the difference between the two arrows and buffering, or even shutting down the second one with the net result of reducing suffering.
In Person at the Shaganappi Community Association Hall (2516 14 Ave SW, Calgary)
Join us for tea at the hall at 6:30pm
Click Here to Register Now
DONATIONS
We do have costs related to running of the WTM such as tech support, rental of the hall, Zoom and Meetup licenses. There is no payment given to the speakers or organizers of the WTM.
Donations keep us going and your support is needed.
A donation is suggested for coming to the event. Recommended donation is $10-20 or whatever you feel you can afford or want to donate.
Donations can be made here on the website or by cash at the meeting.
The Mind You Don't See
November 19, 2026 - 7:00 - 8:30pm
led by
Christine Francoeur
We all develop patterns of thinking, feeling and responding that help us move through the world. Many of these patterns become qualities we value and even celebrate in ourselves—being driven, caring, analytical, responsible, sensitive or decisive. They can contribute to our success, shape our relationships and become part of how we understand who we are. But when these familiar ways of operating happen outside our awareness, the very qualities that serve us may also limit us. For example - decisiveness can become rigidity, sensitivity can become overwhelm, analysis can become rumination, and responsibility can become taking on more than is ours to carry.
Mindfulness gives us an opportunity to become more familiar with the mind operating within these patterns. With loving awareness, we recognize when a familiar pattern is serving the moment—and when it isn't.
In Person at the Shaganappi Community Association Hall (2516 14 Ave SW, Calgary)
Join us for tea at the hall at 6:30pm
NEW TOPIC OR SPEAKER
We are always looking for interesting speakers and topics to present at the WTM. If you have an idea for a speaker or topic please email your thoughts to: wtm.thebreathproject.org
Thanks from the WTM
VOLUNTEER
In order to create longevity and stability for the WTM we would like to incorporate as a registered charity.
If you are able to volunteer to support this endeavour please reply to:
wtm.yyc@gmail.com
With much gratitude,
WTM